Police: 33 arrests in Swannanoa sweep

Deputies focused on area after break-in, drug complaints

3:13 PM,
Aug. 27, 2013

Written by

Joel Burgess
| Staff Writer

Focused patrols and other special policing led to 33 arrests in Swannanoa and a drop in break-ins, deputies with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies launched the special effort, called Community Oriented Problem Solving (COPS), after a spike in resident complaints about break-ins, drug activity, and other crimes. Deputies met with residents about the results from COPS August 20 at the Swannanoa Fire Department's Bee Tree Station.

In the three months prior to the ramped-up policing, April 22 - July 21, there were 35 reports of forced entries into homes and businesses, ...